Cost of living comparison
Port Vila is 10.1% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Port Vila instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Port Vila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$11.34
VUV1,346
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$9.66
VUV1,147
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$2.11
VUV251
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$1.53
VUV182
|
|
pay 89.7% more for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Port Vila
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$3.28
VUV389
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$11.19
VUV1,329
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$7.11
VUV844
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$5.56
VUV660
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$8.45
VUV1,003
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$2.00
VUV237
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$0.21
VUV25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$2.53
VUV300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$2.01
VUV239
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$2.25
VUV267
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$1.10
VUV131
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$5.38
VUV638
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,603.01
|
$17,926.30
VUV2,128,246
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$10.42
VUV1,237
|
|
pay 77.8% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.16
|
$172.30
VUV20,456
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.46
|
$1,118.01
VUV132,733
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.17
|
$1,113.64
VUV132,214
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.56
|
$205.67
VUV24,418
|
|
pay 43.9% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP714.91
|
$537.05
VUV63,760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,238.87
|
$6,067.60
VUV720,358
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$4.03
VUV479
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$3.31
VUV394
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$9.25
VUV1,098
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$76.96
VUV9,137
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.41
|
$6.19
VUV735
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Port Vila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.44
|
$46.23
VUV5,488
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.48
|
$33.62
VUV3,991
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.36
|
$100.86
VUV11,974
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.24
|
$50.43
VUV5,987
|
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